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DNS flaws opens the door to an array of attacks
Security researcher Kaminsky, who first discovered the DNS exploit that had organizations around the world scrambling to patch their Domain Name Servers (DNS), spoke to a packed session at the Black Read more...
Lotus Notes catches a bug
Lotus Notes has a new headache. Researchers at Core Security Technologies say there is a serious bug in the Autonomy KeyView software used by Lotus Notes to process Lotus 1-2-3 files. Ivan Arce, Read more...
Survey: CIOs aligning business and IT successfully
According to a new survey by the McKinsey Group, most senior IT executives are successfully aligning IT strategy with business needs, collaborating with the business in ways that add significant Read more...
Survey: Lack of Web 2.0 experience is a weak link
Web 2.0 technologies offer many capabilities to organizations that know how to exploit them, but a lack of Web 2.0 experience by the IT staff can hold them back. A survey by search software Read more...
People as the greatest security threat
Companies are often so focused on network attacks that they forget that real human beings pose a great threat as well. Called social engineering, people pretending to have credentials they don't Read more...
The changing role of the modern CIO
The driving forces changing the business world at large will change the role of the CIO. For example, CIOs with experience setting up or operating IT shops in the Far East will be in greater Read more...
Gaining your employees' respect
Not all managers deserve to be managers and even those who start out with good intentions can fall into bad habits along the way, gradually losing their employees' confidence and support. The Read more...
A bounty for Vista bugs
If you've discovered code that creates a security vulnerability in Microsoft's newest operating system Vista, you could be rewarded with some big bucks. VeriSign iDefense Labs is launching another Read more...
UCLA making databases less sensitive, more secure
It was recently discovered that since October 2005, a hacker has been accessing the personal records of 800,000 faculty, students and alumni at UCLA. After UCLA's computer security technicians Read more...
Hackers have a target strategy
When it comes to email vulnerabilities, targeted Trojan attacks aimed at one to ten users seems to be all the rage these days with those trying to steal information. According to a leading Read more...